(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, any present employee or former employee, employed at any time within three (3) years prior to the participation date of the employer, by an employer admitted as provided in §§ 8-35-201, 8-35-202, 8-35-215 and 8-35-216 shall be eligible for membership in the Tennessee consolidated retirement system.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 8-35-204

  • Creditable service: means prior service plus membership service, as provided in part 6 of this chapter. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
  • Employer: means :
    (A) The state or any department, commission, institution, board or agency of the state government by which a member is paid, with respect to members in its employ. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
  • Member: means any person included in the membership of the retirement system, as provided in chapter 35, part 1 of this title. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
  • Prior service: means service rendered prior to the date of membership in the retirement system for which credit was given under the terms of one (1) or more of the superseded systems as provided in part 6 of this chapter. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
  • Retirement: means withdrawal from membership with a retirement allowance granted under chapters 34-37 of this title. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
  • Retirement system: means the Tennessee consolidated retirement system as defined in §. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
  • Service: means service as a general employee, a teacher, a state police officer, a wildlife officer, a firefighter, a police officer, a state judge, a county judge, an attorney general, a commissioner or a county official which is paid for by an employer, and also includes service for which a former member of the general assembly is entitled to under former §. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
(b)

(1) Before such service can be established, the actuary of the Tennessee consolidated retirement system shall determine the amount of unfunded accrued liability for the political subdivision.
(2) Such member shall be entitled to credit for such periods of previous service actually rendered to such employer or its predecessor which are approved by a resolution legally adopted by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the chief legislative body and for which the employer is willing to make accrued liability contributions based on information prepared in the actuarial study for such political subdivision.
(3) Such employee shall make contributions for any such period of prior service in an amount equal to the amount such employee would have contributed had such employee been a member during such time, plus interest at the rate provided for in § 8-37-214.
(4) Thereafter, such service for an employee on account of which contributions have been made shall be considered as creditable service.
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